Yes, I’m alive. Still. Probably. Maybe? Anyway, have you come across games where the game’s intro video or cinematic was a pain the arse and unskippable? Well, fear not my dear, lost traveler in the world-wide-web, for I, the basement dwelling Don, have the solution for you. However there’s a catch to this, which I’ll… Read more Skip unskippable game intros!
In the guides here and here I talk about using the VirtualDub internal filters, namely the resize and sharpen filters. But you can also use external filters. I use the ffdshow filters. What is ffdshow, you ask? Here’s the quote from the ffdshow sourceforge page ffdshow tryouts is a DirectShow and Video for Windows codec… Read more VirtualDub: Use ffdshow filters (resize, sharpen, watermark) in VirtualDub
Geolocation Tracking/Tagging, ever heard of it? No? Check out the link! Short version: It’s the identification of your geological location. Can be good, can be bad. I don’t like being stalked though! Firefox, by standard, has geolocation tracking enabled. If you don’t want it, turn it off with a few simple steps: Type in “about:config”… Read more Firefox: “I see where you are!”, Me: “No, ya don’t!” [Turning off Geolocation Tracking in Firefox]
Lately my video (HD) playbacks in YouTube seemed to be lagging a LOT! I wondered why. I thought it would be me and my years old OS or perhaps even somehow my pc. But no it wasn’t. The lag was caused by Firefox’s session saving feature. A simple and fast change in it and “poof”… Read more How to fix the video lag in Firefox!
A long time ago I had DriverCleaner, a tool to remove certain driver leftovers! Lately I’ve had to battle with some odd issues about my graphic card driver leftovers. They just won’t delete. I wanted a clean de-installation because some games started to act up. So I set out to look for a modern and… Read more Remove driver leftovers with Driver Sweeper!
Recently I stumbled onto some tips how to speed up ones Firefox. Firefox, since the version 3, uses a SQLite database for various tasks such as storing bookmarks, histories, site specific preferences and backups. Over time it’s get filled up with unnecessary and old info if you want, and there’s a simple method to ditch… Read more Using Firefox 3.x? Speed it up by vacuuming its SQLite database!